The dispute continued at the United Nations and in international courts for many years and this agreement was reached following two years of negotiations. Andrew harding has the details. A scattering of tiny islands deep in the Indian Ocean. British, for now, but after todays agreement, not for much longer. The Chagos Islands are all uninhabited, save for one, an important one, diego garcia. It is home to a big and secretive american military base. Today, britain agreed to hand the whole archipelago over to mauritius, but crucially, The Americans will remain in place. This is a very, very important agreement between our countries. Crucially protects the national security interests of the united kingdom and our allies and has been reached in full agreement with the united states retaining the crucial base on diego garcia. Also closes down a potential route for migrants. But some have warned that china could exploit the deal to extend its influence. It is over half a century since the in
Response Fire Hydrants without water and no Emergency Sirens were in the fire Zone A Small Town in kansas now a battleground over free speech after police raided a local newspaper. How the owner says it led to his mothers death. The new legal move by the subject of the oscarwinning movie The Blind Side. The former nfl star who was taken in by a wealthy family as a teen now says the story was all based on a lie. And the dramatic rescue caught on camera four divers missing for hours found by the coast guard nearly 50 miles off the carolina coast. Then the emotional reunion. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening as we come on the air in the west, were following lateBreaking News tonight in atlanta where a grand jury investigating 2020 Election Interference has returned indictments, though we do not yet know against whom with so many of the legal cases involving former President Trump happening behind closed doors, tonight we watched live as a clerk handed the ju
Destroyed. Most of the Historic Town of lahaina wiped out. And now an investigation into the Emergency Alert system, with residents telling us they had little to no warning of the raging fire. Many now lining up for a chance to return home. Some are finding a wasteland where their houses once stood. We meet a mother and daughter searching through the ruins. A family that may have lost four members. And a pregnant woman who fled the flames, due to have her baby any day, desperate for a steady place to stay. Were following the massive Relief Effort under way. Donations pouring into maui. Neighbors racing to help each other. Gio benitez standing by. And our Team Coverage across maui. Also in our news tonight, millions on alert for extreme weather. Damaging hail in the midwest. Severe storms sweeping into the east. Including possible tornadoes. Blistering heat as the Pacific Northwest braces for a dangerous heat wave. A deadly Home Explosion. The flames spreading to other homes in the neig
Their family members, their loved ones, Communication Systems are down on the west side of the island, 911 isnt operable. Cell service isnt possible. Right now were standing at a road block on the road to lahaina. This is one of the hardest hit areas. Right now residents arent being let in and they wont be let in for the foreseeable future. Evacuations are still ongoing. People being bused out of the fire zone. This as the death toll from these fires continues to rise. Now, Search And Rescue teams have been in maui from all over the country. The National Guard is also here on the ground. Take a listen. The National Guard hag activated 134 National Guard personnel. 99 from the army National Guard and 35 from the air National Guard to assist with the ohio wildfire response. Several fires burning on the island of maui since tuesday. None of them fully contained according to officials here. Still unknown how these fires started. The most destructive the fire on mauis west side, which rippe
Now the e deadliest t in modern u. S. History. At least 99 people dead more than 1,000 still missing. Just 20 of the fire zone has been searched by dogs. And the potential failures Fire Hydrants without water, no Emergency Sirens and why did Authorities Say they had the fire under control only for it to come roaring back to life our team in maui also tonight, Will Donald Trump be indicted a fourth time the georgia prosecutor calling witnesses before a grand jury investigating his attempts to overturn the 2020 Election Results in that state. Were at the courthouse a small town in kansas now a battleground over free speech after police raided a local newspaper. How the owner says it led to his mothers death. The new legal move by the subject of the oscarwinning movie The Blind Side. The former nfl star who was taken in by a wealthy family as a teen now says the story was all based on a lie. And the dramatic rescue caught on camera four divers missing for hours found by the coast guard ne